Putin’s Escalation of the War in Ukraine

<p>In a speech on Wednesday, President Vladimir V. Putin said that he would require hundreds of thousands more Russians to fight in Ukraine — and alarmed the West by once again raising the specter of nuclear force.</p><p>The mobilization signals that Mr. Putin is turning the war from one of aggression to one of defense, offering clues about what the next phase of the fighting will involve.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/anton-troianovski?smid=pc-thedaily">Anton Troianovski</a>, the Moscow bureau chief for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/21/world/europe/putin-ukraine-russia-nuclear.html">Accelerating his war effort</a>, Mr. Putin accused the West of trying to “weaken, divide and ultimately destroy” Russia.</li><li>American and other officials vowed to<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/21/us/politics/putin-ukraine-biden.html"> continue sending military, economic and humanitarian aid</a> to Ukraine.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>